diff --git a/scripts/beesd.in b/scripts/beesd.in
index 3f307f7..ede3c4b 100755
--- a/scripts/beesd.in
+++ b/scripts/beesd.in
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ fi
     fi
     if (( "$OLD_SIZE" != "$NEW_SIZE" )); then
         INFO "Resize db: $OLD_SIZE -> $NEW_SIZE"
-        [ -f "$BEESHOME/beescrawl.dat" ] && rm "$BEESHOME/beescrawl.dat"
+        rm -f "$BEESHOME/beescrawl.dat"
         truncate -s $NEW_SIZE $DB_PATH
     fi
     chmod 700 "$DB_PATH"